Combination-tool.



R. C. MINER.

COMBINATION TOOL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1913. RENEWED 01c. 9.1915.1

Patented July 18 1916.

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Attorneys RAYMOND c. MINER, or FAITH, soU TI'I DAKOTA, Ass IGNon orONE-HALF r0 HANS r. HANSOLL'OF FAITH, SOUTH DAKOTA.

COMBIN TION-Toot.

Application filed ach is, 1913, Serial No. 7

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, RAYMOND C. MINER, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Faith, in'the county of Meade and State of South Dakota,have invented a new and useful Combination-Tool,of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention appertains to a combination tool, and aims toprovide a novel and useful article of that character.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a collapsible orfoldable combination tool embodying a plurality of imple' ments adaptedto be employed for divers purposes.

The present invention also has for its object to provide a device of thecharacter indicated embodying a pair of hinged sections, one having a.spoon, and the other, having can-opening members or other implements, sothat when the sections are folded together, the spoon will inclose thecan-opening members.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cutting membercarried by one section, and apivoted can-entering or piercing membercarried by the said section ad joining its end, in order that thecan-entering member may be swung outwardly to operative position, andmay be swunginwardly to be inclosed by the spoon when the sections arefolded together.

With the foregoing general objects outlined, and with other objects inview, which shall be apparent as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the present invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construc-.

tion hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changesin the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be madewithin the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the device asunfolded. Fig. 2 is an opposite plan'view thereof, showing thecan-entering member Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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swung outwardly or into operative position. 3 is a'longitudina-l centralsection of the device as folded, with the button hook swung open, andwith the spoon being shown open in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the device as folded, and showing a key or chain ring attachedfto thebutton hook. Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective disclosing how thecutter is secured to'one section.

In carrying out the invention, reference being had in detail to thedrawing, there is provided a pair of flat and narrow sections or leaves5 and 6 which have the complementary butts 7attheir adjoining ends, apintle or hinge pin 8 being passed throughthe butt 7. One-of the butts 7is provided with a shoulder orstop 9 adapted to contact with the othersection or leaf, so as to limit the movement of the sections or leavesrelative to each other. Thus, whenthe sections or leaves are swung intoalinement or into the same plane, they will be locked against fur thermovement.

The section or leaf 5 is provided at its free end with an enlarged head10, while the section or leaf 6 is provided at its free end with anenlarged head 11 0f similar contour,

the heads 10 and 11 being circular ingeneral contour. The heads 10 and.11 are bent slightly from theplanes of the respective sections 5 and 6,the heads, however, being bent in such directions that they may coincidewhen the sections are folded flatly together.

The head 11 is dished or concaved so as to provide aspoon, the dished orconcaved face being adapted to spring towardthe face of the head 10.

The head 10 is provided. with a cut away portion 12 in its edge, andwith a hook or' bill 13 coiiperating with the cut away portion, so as toprovide a crown cap remover, it being noted thatthe cutaway portion 12is adapted to engage over a crown cap of a bottle in order that the hookor bill 13 may engage under the rim of the cap to pry or force the capout of engagement with the bead ofthebottle neck.

The edge of the head 10, opposite the. cut away portion, is beveled andsharpened so as to provide a cutter 14 adapted to cut the seals of cigarboxes, and adapted to force the cover or lid of the cigar box open.. Atthe inner end of the cutting edge 14 there is provided a notch 15 whichis designed to engage the heads of'nails of cigar boxes, in order tofacilitate their removal or withdrawal when opening a cigar box, or thelike. The head 10 is also provided with a nut opening or socket 16adjoining the cutting edge, which may be employed as a key or wrench inconnection with automobile lights, and the like.

To the outer end of the head 10, or the section proper, there is pivotedan ofiset canentering finger or prong 17, by means of a rivet or otherpivot member 18. The finger or prong 17 is pivoted to the inner face ofthe head 10, and is provided with a toe or projection 19 adapted tocontact with a stop or lug 2O struck from the head 10. Thus, when thefinger or prong 17 is swung outwardly, the toe 19 is adapted to contactwith the lug 20 so as to limit the movement of the finger or prong 17,and when the finger is swung inwardly, it will engage the stop 20, so asto limit the inward movement of the finger. Cooperating with thecan-entering finger or prong 17 there is provided a, cutter 21 carriedby the section or leaf 5. This cutter 21 is pointed and has its edgessharpened, the cutter having a stub shank 22 which is provided with aslot or notch 23. The shank 22 is inserted through an opening 24 in thesection or leaf 5, so that the slotor notch 23 may engage over the outeredge of the opening 24. The other or inner edge of the opening 24 isprovided with a notch 25, through which a rivet or other securing member26 is passed to maintain the slot or notch 23 of the shank 22 inengagement with the respective edge of the opening 24, the ends of therivet being headed so as to maintain the rivet in position. In thismanner, the cutter may be readily secured to the respective section, andby filing away one headed end of the rivet 26, the rivet and cutter maybe withdrawn for purpose of replacement, repair or the like. The sectionor leaf 6 is provided with an opening 27 adjoining the spoon 11, and

a through which the tip or point of the cutter 21 is projectable whenthe sections or leaves are folded together.

.A button hook 28 is pivoted to the butt end of the section or leaf 6 bymeans of a rivet or pivot member 29, the free end or bill of the hookbeing adapted to swing over the opening 27 adjoining the cutter 21 whenthe sections or leaves are folded, so as to guard or protect the cutter.WVhen the device is folded, the button hook 28 may be readily swung openas depicted in Fig. 3,

so that the same may be employed in its usual capacity.

If desired, a key or chain ring 30 may be attached to the free end orbill of the button hook 28, the end or bill of the hook being bent atright angles to that position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and then over thering, as depicted in Fig. 4. Thus, the de vice may be attached to achain or key ring, should this be desirable.

The various uses or capacities to which the present implement may be putwill be apparent to those versed in the art, particularly in view of theforegoing description and accompanying drawing. It is desirable,however, to direct attention to the fact that the spoon 11 may be foldedover the can-opening implement carried by the other section, so that thedevice may be readily carried in the pocket. It is also to be noted thatwhen the tool is folded, the finger or prong 17 may be swung inward soas to lie within the spoon, and that when the device is opened orunfolded, the finger or prong 17 may be swung outwardly, so that thedevice may be employed for opening a can in the usual manner. The stop20 limits the movement of the finger or prong 17 when swung outwardly,so that the device may be swung in one direction, or clock-wise in thepresent case, to cause the cutter 21 to sever the end or top of the canadjoining the margin.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new is 1. In acan opener, a handle embodying hinged sections having heads at theirfree ends, one section having a cutter, and can entering prong carriedby the head of the said section, the heads being arranged to coincidewhen the sections are folded together, and the other head being dishedto inclose the said prong.

2. In a can opener, a handlegembodying hinged leaves having enlargementsat their free ends, one leaf having a cutter and a pivoted can enteringprong carried by the enlargement of the said leaf, the enlargementsbeing arranged to coincide when the leaves are folded together and theother enlargement being dished to inclose the said prongs.

3. In a can opener, a handle embodying hinged sections, having angularheads at their free ends, and having a cutter adjoining the inner end ofthe respective head, and a can entering prong carried by the said head,the heads being arranged to coincide when the sections are foldedtogether, and the other head being dished to inclose the said prong.

4. In a can opener, a handle embodying hinged leaves having circularenlargements at their free ends, the enlargements being bent angularlywith respect to the planes of the leaves, one leaf having a cutteradjoining the inner end of the respective enlargement, and a canentering prong carried by the said enlargement, the enlargement andprong having means for limiting the movement of the prong, theenlargements being arranged to coincide When the leaves are foldedtogether, and the other enlargement being dished to inclose the saidprong when swung inwardly.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

RAYMOND C. MINER. lVit'nesses:

L. M. PLUMB, JOHN L. BRESNAI-IAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

